CENTRALIZED LIGHTWAVE WDM-PON EMPLOYING INTENSITY MODULATED DOWSTREAM AND UPSTREAM
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1. An optical system, comprising:
- a source-free optical network unit coupled to an optical fiber for receiving a centralized lightwave carrier signal with downstream data over the optical fiber;
the optical network unit including;
a coupler configured to split the original carrier signal into a first path and a second path;
the first path including an optical filter configured to reduce fading effects of the carrier signal; and
the second path including a modulator configured to remodulate the centralized lightwave carrier signal with upstream data to produce an upstream data signal for upstream transmission.
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Abstract
An optical system and method includes a source-free optical network unit coupled to an optical fiber for receiving a centralized lightwave carrier signal with downstream data over the optical fiber. The optical network unit includes a coupler configured to split the original carrier signal into a first path and a second path. The first path includes an optical filter configured to reduce fading effects of the carrier signal. The second path includes a modulator configured to remodulate the centralized lightwave carrier signal with upstream data to produce an upstream data signal for upstream transmission.
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1. An optical system, comprising:
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a source-free optical network unit coupled to an optical fiber for receiving a centralized lightwave carrier signal with downstream data over the optical fiber; the optical network unit including; a coupler configured to split the original carrier signal into a first path and a second path; the first path including an optical filter configured to reduce fading effects of the carrier signal; and the second path including a modulator configured to remodulate the centralized lightwave carrier signal with upstream data to produce an upstream data signal for upstream transmission. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. An optical system, comprising:
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an optical line terminal (OLT) configured to modulate a downstream data signal by wavelength division multiplexing on a plurality of orthogonal channels for transmission on a centralized lightwave carrier signal; a source-free optical network unit coupled to the OLT by an optical fiber, the optical network unit having a modulator configured to remodulate the centralized lightwave carrier signal with upstream data to produce an upstream data signal for transmission back to the OLT, the optical network unit including; a coupler configured to split the original carrier signal into a first path and a second path; the first path including an optical filter configured to reduce fading effects of the carrier signal; and the second path including a modulator configured to remodulate the centralized lightwave carrier signal with upstream data to produce an upstream data signal for upstream transmission. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A method for providing a centralized lightwave source, comprising:
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intensity modulating orthogonal frequency division multiplexed signals for transmission on a centralized lightwave carrier signal; receiving the centralized lightwave carrier signal by a source-free optical network unit; splitting the centralized lightwave carrier signal between a first path and a second path; filtering the centralized lightwave carrier signal on the first path to be received by a user; remodulating the centralized lightwave carrier signal on the second path with upstream data to produce an upstream data signal for transmission; and transmitting the upstream data signal. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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